AADR BLOC TRAVEL GRANT FOR STUDENTS
Supported by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) has received a grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) to support travel for dental students to the 89th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR in San Diego, Calif., March 16-19, 2011 for presentation of scientific papers on dental research. If granted, qualified individuals will be selected to receive funds on the basis of the quality of an abstract accepted for presentation at the Meeting.
The funds will be used to support travel expenses for qualified individuals. This amount should assist in covering round-trip airfare to the meeting and per diem for housing. Grantees will be required to book their ticket and fly economy-class on a US flag air carrier and must submit airline receipts after the meeting.
The AADR Program Committee and IADR Groups will review abstracts submitted by individuals applying for travel grant funds, and the AADR Program Committee will make the final selection of the travel grant recipients. The Program Committee will base its decision on and assign high priority to: 1) originality of research design, 2) innovations in technique, and 3) scientific merit.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for a travel grant, applicants must be:
- Dental students enrolled in accredited U.S. dental schools (at the time of submission) who must be a citizen or non-citizen national of the United States or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence
(i.e., in possession of a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt
Card I-551, or some other legal verification of such status). Non-
citizen nationals are generally persons born in outlying possessions of
the United States (e.g., American Samoa and Swains Island). Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible."
Applications:
To apply you must select the AADR Travel Grant for Students and fill out the eligibility requirements when submitting your abstract for the 89th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR. The deadline for applications and abstract submission is October 1, 2010.
Program Evaluation Report:
Award recipients and their Faculty Advisors/Deans will be required to provide a follow-up report containing an evaluation of the program and outlining the career paths of the recipient which relate to continued research activities. Failure to provide the follow-up reports will result in the student having to refund award monies. Information about these evaluations will be sent to recipients after the meeting.
Travel Grantee Evaluation Report:
Through the evaluation process, the AADR and NIDCR seek to learn what the grantees obtained from participating in an international meeting – both short- and long-term benefits. The AADR will request from each grantee, within 90 days of the meeting, a formal report on the overall experience, with a narrative description of future professional goals and research objectives.
Faculty Advisor Travel Grant Evaluation Report:
A key element of the travel grant program evaluation is the active involvement of the mentor or sponsor of each participating student, trainee, or fellow. The AADR will request a one-time follow-up report from the faculty advisor on the student’s experience at the scientific meeting.
For information, please contact: Sheri S. Herren, Awards, Fellowships & Grants Manager at sherren@iadr.org.
2010 AADR Bloc Travel Grant Recipients
George Abichaker - University of Southern California
Ida Anjomshoaa - University of Pittsburgh
Mahshid Bahadoran - University of North Carolina
Amir Chalak - University of California, Los Angeles
William Cheng - University of California, Los Angeles
Matthew Cozin - Columbia University
Stephen Greene - Howard University
Ryan Haimof - University of California, Los Angeles
Naseeba Khouja - Indiana University
Edwin Kwon - University of Detroit Mercy
Matt Larson - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nathaniel Lawson - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Thomas Lucas - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Laurie McCullough - University of the Pacific
Remi Nair - University of Michigan
Shivani Patel - Medical College of Georgia
Dhruti Patel - Medical College of Georgia
Megan Pugach - University of Pennsylvania
Changchun Ren - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tina Sampat - Medical College of Georgia
Michael Sher - University of Pennsylvania
Ashley Smith - Medical College of Georgia
Jessamy Stengle - University of Nebraska
Bryan Swanson - University of Washington
Elizabeth Wallmann - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Blake Warner - The Ohio State University
Nicholas Wilson - University of Colorado
James Yoon - Medical College of Georgia
Xueming Zhang - University of Alabama at Birmingham
2009 AADR Bloc Travel Grant Recipients
Kaitrin Baloue - University of Illinois - Chicago
Nicole Barkhordar - University of California, San Francisco
Brian Bolerjack - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry
Byron Earl Capps - University of North Carolina
Weston Carpiaux - University of Southern California
Bryan Chai - University of Maryland Dental School
Gyusik Cho - New York University
Diana Choi - University of Iowa
Deborah Dietrich - University of Iowa
Matthew Drescher - University of Iowa
Rachel Dulebohn - Medical College of Georgia
Jeremy Alan Horst - University of Washington
Craig Huber - University of Iowa
Yee Ping Hung - University of Southern California
Caroline Jermanus - University of Florida
Monik Jimenez - Harvard School of Public Health
Colin Kong - University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Anna Kreymer - University of California, Los Angeles
Ejvis Lamani - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jonathan Markham - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry
William McBride - University of Iowa
Genavieve McGivern - University of Missouri -Kansas City
Gregory C. Millar - University of Texas - San Antonio / Health Science Ctr
Melissa Moutray - University of Nebraska
Alexander Nee - University of California - San Francisco
Katelyn Niu - University of Maryland Dental School
Lindsey C. Pingel - University of Iowa
Lilliam Marie Pinzon - University of California, San Francisco
Luke Powell - University of Alabama
Phuong N. Quang - University of California, San Francisco
Lauren Rennick - University of North Carolina
Kirsten Rittenbach - University of California, San Francisco
Brian Robertson - University of Maryland at Baltimore
Nikita Ruparel - University of Texas - San Antonio / Health Science Ctr
Deema Saad - University of California, Los Angeles
Namita Sakhuja - University of Nebraska
Renee Schulte - University of Florida
Sara Simpkins McLin - University of Texas - San Antonio / Health Science Ctr
Grant Snider - University of Missouri-Kansas City
Christian Solem - Harvard University
Katherine Stidham - University of Alabama
Christina Tran - University of California, San Francisco
Anna Turabelidze - University of Illinois - Chicago
Chi Tonglien Viet - University of California, San Francisco
Mateusz S. Wietecha - University of Illinois - Chicago
Mary E. Wilson - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Desiree Yazdanshenas - University of Southern California
Leanne Zahid - University of Alabama
Xueming Zhang - University of Alabama
